dailydatewithgod

I was listening to a discussion on a podcast differentiating between confidence and courage.  The speaker heralded the idea that what we want is courage in life. Confidence comes as a result of the courage that is needed to take action.  I had never made the distinction before but realize it is zeroes in on the very kind of thing that can stop us in our tracks.  If I were to assess before any given situation if I feel confident in my ability to handle it the answer would vary.  Sometimes I feel confident, other times not. Based on that I may not take action if I am expected to feel confident before proceeding. Explain how it is that in those moments when I lacked confidence but had the courage to act, it worked out better than I imagined.  This experience of being able to act despite having confidence takes courage.  It is a leap of faith in myself and the people around me that this is what we are here for.  It is a surrender to the moment and the willingness to do what we are called to do.  Just like sometimes I feel connected to God and in the flow of life and sometimes not so much.  I am not always confident that God has my back but I know I have the courage to act in faith because it has worked for me every time I took the chance.  In the grand scheme of things we remember people’s courage more than their confidence.  The origin of the world courage comes from the Latin word “Cor” which means heart.  It makes sense that our confidence would come from living from our hearts where God has seated the power of love.  It is the space within us that is untouched and unmarred by the experiences and the wounds of life no matter what it feels like.  God, who cannot be undone, would not create the power of love in such a way that it could be broken.  We may think we have broken hearts but God’s love is unbreakable.  I have confidence in the power of love but more importantly I have the courage to act on the truth of it even when I don’t feel confident in its presence within me.

My prayer for us is the willingness to trust in God’s power of love at the core of who we are allowing us to live courageously even if we lack the confidence today.